Thanks a lot for your wonderful upload. However, I cannot understand why the bitrate of the second album is twice lower than that of the first. Have you changed the software and/or hardware between these two 'rip' sessions?
The difference in bit rate is because I inadvertently uploaded the first volume as a stereo file. The records are mono.
My usual practice when I digitize a mono file is to do the original recording in stereo, run all my filters, etc., then sum the files back to the original mono. I don't hear any difference between the final two channel and the mono track.
When I'm ambitious I'll get the first post converted to its original mono.
I grew up listening to records -- shellac and vinyl -- and the sound of a needle tracking the grooves of an old LP is still deeply comforting to me -- a sound from childhood, like the fan of the hot air furnace coming on. However turntables are now relatively scarce, and we are becoming less tolerant of noise from the medium the music is stored on, so putting up renovated files of what I consider choice, but neglected performances, seemed a good way to spend some time. There are several thousand LPs in the house, a lot of them not re-issued on CD, some of them performances of real importance. If you like something, post a comment. I'd love to hear from you.
Everything posted here is in my personal collection on LPs or 78rpm records, and any restoration to the file is done by me. I do not post anything from CDs.
Thanks a lot for your wonderful upload.
ReplyDeleteHowever, I cannot understand why the bitrate of the second album is twice lower than that of the first.
Have you changed the software and/or hardware between these two 'rip' sessions?
Thanks once more!
The difference in bit rate is because I inadvertently uploaded the first volume as a stereo file. The records are mono.
ReplyDeleteMy usual practice when I digitize a mono file is to do the original recording in stereo, run all my filters, etc., then sum the files back to the original mono. I don't hear any difference between the final two channel and the mono track.
When I'm ambitious I'll get the first post converted to its original mono.